Foreigners

South Africa has one of the best Deeds Registries Systems in the world, which makes it very safe to purchase and sell property in this country. The Estate Agent is involved extensively whilst choosing a property and concluding a Deed…

Since the 1st of September 2007 it is imperative that an estate agent notify the conveyancer that the seller is a non-resident otherwise the agent can forfeit his commission to SARS. Download the pdf document to read the full article.

There have been certain articles recently which have stated that South Africa intends to only allow foreigners to purchase property on a 99 year lease. These reports are not all together accurate. All that has happened is that the relevant…